Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	believer_n	church_n	visible_a	1,349	5	9.2573	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77739	A confutation of the Anabaptists, and all others who affect not civill government; proving the lawfullnesse of it: and a full answer to all their cavills, that are, or can be made against it. With a nut-cracker for an unnaturall nut, whose shell is as hard as the scales of Leviathan, and the kernell of his heart as hard as a piece of the nether mill-stone, Iob 41.15.24. yet the hammer of Gods word that breaketh in pieces the rocks, Ier. 23.29. will break this nut, that all may see the devillish kernell that is in it. Also arguments against the Anabaptists, proving that infants borne of Christian parents ought to be baptized: with a full answer to all their cavills that are (or can be) made against it. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B530; Thomason E51_20; ESTC R209932	98,225	89

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this_o the_o disciple_n have_v be_v reason_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a mat._n 18.1_o mar._n 9.34_o then_o christ_n take_v a_o young_a child_n in_o nature_n up_o in_o his_o arm_n to_o convince_v their_o pride_n and_o envy_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o malice_n be_v you_o child_n but_o in_o understanding_n be_v you_o man_n 1_o cor._n 14.20_o so_o here_o in_o pride_n and_o envy_n christ_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v as_o child_n say_v except_o you_o be_v convert_v from_o your_o pride_n and_o envy_n you_o can_v be_v save_v that_o be_v your_o pride_n and_o envy_n must_v be_v mortify_v &_o crucify_v which_o make_v you_o affect_v high_a place_n he_o that_o will_v be_v first_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v last_v &_o servant_n of_o all_o mar._n 9.35.36_o so_o than_o the_o disciple_n be_v already_o convert_v from_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n but_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_o convert_v from_o their_o pride_n &_o envy_n so_o than_o you_o see_v 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